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What would i do if i was diagnosed with ALS

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What would i do if i was diagnosed with ALS

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If i was diagnosed with ALS i would try Rizole first and see if that helped my symptoms. Due to the fact that this is a fast moving disease i would likely try to get into a trial because regardless with this disease you will end up in a vegitative state so i would want to do anything possible to find a cure that would work.

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Quality of life with ALS slowly deteriorates as the nerve cells die off. People with this disorder this disease usually become less personable as the disorder worsens. They will eventually need help with walking, talking, swallowing and even breathing.

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About 90-95 percent of people with this disease have no genetic links.
5-10 percent of people with this disease are caused by mutations in the genes. It is unknown why some people with the mutation end up with this disease and others do not.

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Retigabine is a drug used to treat epilepsy. It calms the nerves linked to epilepsy and is also believed to help with the same nerves that deteriorate with ALS. It has been proven to expand the life of the nerve cells in ALS.

GM604 is a trial that was done on 12 people. The folks of this trial saw great improvement in swallowing during the trial.

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Splints, reach extenders and grab bars to assist in getting around.
Canes, Walkers, Wheelchairs to help with mobility.
Computerized voice synthesizers to give the ability to talk in the later stages of ALS
Respirator for later stages to assist in breathing
Feeding tube used when swallowing becomes hard.

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What can help to alleviate the issues that come with ALS?

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What can help to alleviate the issues that come with ALS?

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Physical Therapy and Exercise can help to keep muscles strong
Hot tubs or whirlpools to help with cramping and spasms
Dietary counseling to help when swallowing becomes an issue
Speech Therapy when talking becomes less understandable
Occupational therapy to help with daily activities at home

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Pain Relievers
Muscle Relaxers to ease cramping
Medication to lower saliva production to help with trouble swallowing

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Rlizole is a drug that helps to slow down ALS. This medicine is used to slow down the damage to motor neurons caused by ALS. It works by lowing glutamate in your system. Glutamate is the substance that helps carry messages to your nerves. This medicine is not made to take fix damage already done it can only slow down the damage of ALS from the time it is prescribed.

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What Part of the nervous system does ALS affect? 

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What Part of the nervous system does ALS affect? 

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ALS affects the upper motor neuron of the brain and the lower motor neurons. When upper motor neurons decline the result is tightness in the muscles. When lower motor neurons decline the result is shrinkage in the muscles.

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS can also be know as Lu Gehrig's disease

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Weakness in the muscles
Muscles that twitch
Cramping or tightness in the mucscles
Loss of muscle
Speech problems
Trouble swallowing or chewing food
Chocking
Chronic shortness of breath
Excessive weight loss
Weakness in the hands or legs
Trouble with walking and balance
Fatigue